: Readers generally find Delderfield’s characterization "superb" and the story "highly readable," even if it is not considered his absolute best work.
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This novel follows Kent Stuart, a photographer who returns to his small hometown of Redcliffe Bay after a thirty-year absence. He seeks to confront the memories of a scandalous affair from 1932 that cost him his youth and happiness. He seeks to confront the memories of a
: It explores the psychological adjustment of returning to a place that is now unrecognizable. Written in the late 1960s about the 1930s, some modern readers find its treatment of female characters and sexual relationships somewhat "chauvinistic" or "male-minded" by today’s standards. cheap_day_return